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October 11, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Amnesty International is asking the New Zealand government to create a new humanitarian visa for Pacific people impacted by climate change. Kiribati community leader Charles Kiata said life on Kiribati was becoming extremely hard as sea levels rose and the country was hit by more severe storms, higher temperatures ... <a title="Amnesty International wants NZ visa for climate-hit Pacific islanders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/11/amnesty-international-wants-nz-visa-for-climate-hit-pacific-islanders/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty International wants NZ visa for climate-hit Pacific islanders">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2025
RNZ News The prime ministers of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea have signed a new statement of partnership marking 50 years of bilateral relations between the two countries. The document — which focuses on education, trade, security, agriculture and fisheries — was signed by Christopher Luxon and James Marape at the Beehive in Wellington ... <a title="PNG’s Marape and NZ’s Luxon sign new partnership marking 50 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/26/pngs-marape-and-nzs-luxon-sign-new-partnership-marking-50-years/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Marape and NZ’s Luxon sign new partnership marking 50 years">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2025
RNZ Pacific Foreign Minister Winston Peters has confirmed New Zealand’s aid for Kiribati is being reviewed after its President and Foreign Minister cancelled a meeting with him last week. Terms of Reference for the review are still being finalised, and it remains unclear whether or not funding will be cut or projects already under way ... <a title="NZ aid for Kiribati under review after meeting cancelled with Peters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/27/nz-aid-for-kiribati-under-review-after-meeting-cancelled-with-peters/" aria-label="Read more about NZ aid for Kiribati under review after meeting cancelled with Peters">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2024
By Anusha Bradley, RNZ investigative reporter A Hamilton couple convicted of exploiting Pacific migrants have had their convictions quashed after the New Zealand’s Court of Appeal ruled there had been a miscarriage of justice. Anthony Swarbrick and Christina Kewa-Swarbrick were found guilty on nine representative charges of aiding and abetting, completion of a visa application ... <a title="Couple convicted of exploiting Pacific migrants have convictions thrown out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/couple-convicted-of-exploiting-pacific-migrants-have-convictions-thrown-out/" aria-label="Read more about Couple convicted of exploiting Pacific migrants have convictions thrown out">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor Vanuatu is leaning on Aotearoa’s medicinal cannabis production expertise in an effort to prop up its own market. While the Melanesian nation has topped the Happy Planet Index list twice, as the happiest place in the world, it remains one of the most climate vulnerable states in the ... <a title="Vanuatu leader in NZ talks marijuana, seasonal workers and cyclones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/vanuatu-leader-in-nz-talks-marijuana-seasonal-workers-and-cyclones/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu leader in NZ talks marijuana, seasonal workers and cyclones">Read more</a>
